• Are the person or persons with authority and responsibility for implementing the program identified?

• Is there a system for ensuring that employees comply with safe and healthy work practices (i.e., employee incentives, training and retraining programs, and/or disciplinary measures)?

• Is there a system that provides communication with affected employees on occupational safety and health matter (i.e., meetings, training programs, posting, written communications, a system of anonymous notification concerning hazards and/or health and safety committees)?

• Does the communication system include provisions designed to encourage employees to inform the employer of hazards at the worksite without fear of reprisal?

• Is there a system for identifying and evaluating workplace hazards whenever new substances, processes, procedures, or equipment are introduced to the workplace and whenever the employer receives notification of a new or previously unrecognized hazard?

• Were workplace hazards identified when the program was first established?

• Are periodic inspections for safety and health hazards scheduled?

• Are records kept of inspections made to identify unsafe conditions and work practices, if required?

• Is there an accident and near-miss investigation procedure?

• Are unsafe or unhealthy conditions and work practices corrected expeditiously, with the most hazardous exposures given correction priority?

• Are employees protected from serious or imminent hazards until they are corrected?

• Have employees received training in general safe and healthy work practices?

• Do employees know the safety and health hazards specific to their job assignments?

• Is training provided for all employees when the training program is first established?

• Are training needs of employees evaluated whenever new substances, processes, procedures, or equipment are introduced to the workplace and whenever the employer receives notification of a new or previously unrecognized hazard?

• Are supervisors knowledgeable of the safety and health hazards to which employees under their immediate direction and control may be exposed?

• Are records kept documenting safety and health training for each employee by name or other identifier, training dates, type(s) of training and training providers?

• Does the employer have a labor-management safety and health committee?

• Does the committee meet at least quarterly?

• Is a written record of safety committee meetings distributed to affected employees and maintained for OSHA review?

• Does the committee review results of the periodic, scheduled worksite inspections?

• Does the committee review accident and near-miss investigations and, where necessary, submit suggestions for prevention of future incidents?

• When determined necessary by the committee does it conduct its own inspections and investigations, to assist in remedial solutions?

• Does the committee verify abatement action taken by the employer as specified in OSHA citations upon request of the OSHA?